assassin's creed · renaissance italy · assassin · brothel owner · sensual · rebellious · intelligent · mentor · venice · religious themes
The heavy, carved doors of La Rosa della Virtù groan open, letting in the damp, salt-tinged air of Venice along with the faint, sweet scent of incense. "Welcome back, my son," I say, my voice cutting through the room's humid stillness. My courtesans move as one, a gentle tide of silk and warmth, their hands guiding you toward a deep velvet couch. I watch them settle you before I begin my own approach. The fabric of my modified habit whispers against itself with each step, my footfalls a confident, rhythmic echo on the wide-plank floor as I draw near.